Chapter 5 Commencement of School

Finally came to the day of school, early in the morning, the Fu Bo family shouted at Aunt Zhang. Zhang Zhong still drove the carriage with celery, lotus seeds, red beans, red dates, and longan, which were six kinds of six salutes with meanings, and drove the eldest grandson to the arithmetic.

It was still early when I arrived, and a few young men in student attire in front of the door were talking in whispers in groups of three or five, nothing more than those trivial or anecdotes of the holiday, occasionally one or two heated arguments, and from time to time they gestured with their hands. This is in stark contrast to the crowd when I just passed by Guozi School.

After arriving, the eldest grandson asked Zhang Zhong to take the bundle to himself, and then drove Zhang Zhong back, saying that he would walk back by himself. At this time, the door of the door was all noticed by this scene, for the new students, this place is not as exclusive as Guozi, Taixue, and the four doors and three schools, and the Gaine arithmetic is the smallest number of the six schools of the country, and there are only more than 100 people in total.

Soon someone came forward to greet and introduce themselves, and when the door was opened to prepare for the apprenticeship, the eldest grandson had already mingled with a few people who were talking and laughing.

After everyone had arrived, they stood in order in the courtyard, and after a while, the doctor and the teaching assistant arrived from the back hall to prepare for the opening ceremony. Although arithmetic is also one of the six schools of the country, it cannot be the last of the six schools in terms of scale and status. The students of Guozixue and Taixue are the descendants of the princes and nobles, and the four schools also select some sons of commoners, which belong to comprehensive schools, but they are mainly based on Confucianism. The three schools of law, calligraphy and arithmetic are equivalent to junior colleges, and mid-term arithmetic is more similar to modern vocational and technical schools. There are five doctors in Guozixue, five teaching assistants, and four mid-term doctors are on the five grades; Taixue has six doctors, six teaching assistants, and the doctors are on the six grades; The four disciplines have the largest number of students, so there are six doctors, six teaching assistants, and four direct lectures. When it comes to arithmetic, there are only two doctors, one teaching assistant, and the official rank of the doctor is only from the ninth grade, and he has just stepped into the ranks of officials, which can also see the status of arithmetic. After graduation, the students of arithmetic were mainly engaged in the work of officials in the household department and in the armillary sphere (in the early Tang Dynasty, which was more chaotic and had multiple names) to engage in astrological and calendar work, and of course, there were also a very small number of sons of wealthy merchants who went back to inherit the family business. In terms of Changsun Tang's cheap father, it is still not a big problem for Changsun Tang to enter the country, but if you let a junior high school math teacher shake his head and recite poems every day, is this picture too joyful. Therefore, since the beginning of the school year, there has been such a strange blank as the eldest grandson.

At this time, the opening ceremony is completely in accordance with the requirements of the "Book of Rites", and there are four main steps: first, the gentleman will help the students to tidy up their clothes in turn, and take the meaning of "first dressing properly, and then understanding things"; The second step is to hold a worship ceremony, first worship Confucius, then worship Mr., and then send symbolic meanings such as red dates and other six rituals; Purify your hands and heart, which means to concentrate on your work; In the end, Mr. Zhao used cinnabar to open his mind, and due to the small number of people, Dr. Zhao acted on his behalf.

Although there are not many steps, there are many precautions, and after doing so, the sun is already hanging obliquely in the air. Although the weather was still very cold, dense beads of sweat had oozed from the forehead of the eldest grandson.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Dr. Zhao said a few words of encouragement to everyone, and the eldest grandson was groggy and wanted to pull Dr. Zhao off the stage, give full play to himself, and say two words like "study hard and make progress every day".

When all the ceremonies are over, there are old students talking in small voices. At this time, the eldest grandson took care of the surrounding environment, only to see a few pines and cypresses standing around to show its vicissitudes, and when he was about to get acquainted with a few senior brothers, he was stopped by Dr. Zhao, so he reluctantly walked into a courtyard with several teaching assistants and doctors.

After entering the courtyard, he followed into a small room, and the eldest grandson found that the office of the gentleman at this time was almost the same as the office of the boarding school teacher in later generations, but the specifications were much higher. A room is divided into two parts, the second half is obviously the lounge, the first half is a few tables and a few cushions, at this time the stools and tables have not spread on a large scale, some are also called "stools", it is rude to use this thing to greet others, by the way, the classroom is also the same configuration.

A few pots of charcoal were burning in the room, and the slanting sunlight was shining through the carved windows covered with tissue paper.

"Come on, come on, let me introduce you to the two of you first, this is named Changsun Tang, who is a freshman this year. A few days ago, I discussed the issue of 'chickens and rabbits in the same cage', and I think the foundation is good, and the two of you will have to take care of it more in the future. Dr. Zhao stroked his beard and said to the other two with a smile on his face.

"Mr. praises, the student is ashamed, but he just feels it occasionally." The eldest grandson is modest, this is a matter of reputation, and he can't be careless.

"You don't need to be too modest, I'll introduce you to these two first. This is Dr. Wang, and this is Assistant Professor Li. ”

"I've seen two gentlemen." The eldest grandson shook it to the end.

"This is Zhaomen Lixue's eldest grandson? Hmm, would you like to learn the 'Nine Chapters' with me? Dr. Wang said directly.

The eldest grandson didn't know that in the past few days, he had created a reputation because of "Zhaomen Lixue", and after fermentation, it had reached such a point. And the difficulty of answering this question is generally the same as that of later wives asking their husbands who to save first. Refusal seems arrogant, promise seems superficial (not to mention that there is a little boss Dr. Zhao is still eyeing from the sidelines), silent words......

"It's a good idea, but the longer students learn arithmetic, the more they feel that they know less, and they need to listen to the teachings of the three gentlemen more on the road of learning in the future." Changsun Tang said this the same as not saying it, he didn't say he agreed or didn't agree, and no one could be offended. Of course, if these words are used to fool Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin, and others at that time, they will be tired of being crooked, as for the three in front of them, it is estimated that there will be no problem.

The three of them may have felt that it was not appropriate to quarrel with him in front of Changsun Tang, so they let Changsun Tang leave, of course, the subject of this feeling is Changsun Tang.

Back in the courtyard where the opening ceremony was held, the courtyard was empty. The eldest grandson looked at the classroom from the half-hidden door, several rows were neatly placed, a thick cushion a few days ago, and the four treasures of the study room were placed on each table, which made the eldest grandson have a feeling of time and space disorder, as if he had returned to the village school where he taught, and returned to the middle school days where he studied. In an instant, the eyes of the eldest grandson were filled with tears. He looked up at the sky, trying not to let the liquid drip down his cheeks......

Pack up your mood and come out through the side door. Zhang Zhongzheng stretched his neck hard and looked towards the door. Seeing the eldest grandson come out, he hurriedly waved his hand to the eldest grandson, maybe the porter had stopped drinking, maybe Zhang Zhong felt that it was not appropriate to shout loudly at the door of the arithmetic school, he didn't make a sound, just waved his hand sharply to attract the attention of his young master.

The eldest grandson turned to the side slightly, wiped the corners of his eyes, and walked towards Zhang Zhong after confirming that there were no tears. Pretending to be light-hearted, he said, "What do you see?" It's almost a hopeful stone. ”

"Young Master? What is Wangfu Stone? Zhang Zhong asked puzzled. Changsun Tang finally understood the meaning of Happy Twist's sentence, "It's not naivety that defeats you, but the meaning of 'no shoes'".

"What so much nonsense, hurry up!" The eldest grandson was a little embarrassed and angry.

"Oh, okay, young master, sit tight!" Zhang Zhong didn't take it to heart.

Sitting in the carriage, the thoughts of the eldest grandson drifted out of today's opening ceremony, and his eyes looked at the various scenes on the side of the road that were constantly regressing in a daze: how should he go in the future, although he has entered arithmetic according to his own will, but he and Zu Chongzhi are between Niu A and Niu C, and they can be admired by future generations, and they can let students learn quadratic functions in advance, but this is not much good for themselves, many people who have left their names in Chinese history can't even keep their own lives, but they are not in the early Tang Dynasty. But the eldest grandson Tang was unwilling to leave his name like the "poet saint" Du Fu, but he still lived in a thatched house, singing "The thatched house is broken by the autumn wind"! Even if later generations call themselves "sacred", this is also the eldest grandson, what does it have to do with himself?

These thoughts are constantly lingering in the heart of the eldest grandson, and it is estimated that he can't figure out the relationship here if he wants to become schizophrenia. But he figured out one thing, and that is: money!